All Finance articles – Page 307
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Ocado continues to surge ahead, outgrowing UK grocery rivals
Ocado has been keen to show the impact of its Andover fire was minimal
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Nestlé UK profits fall despite soaring sales of Nespresso
Double-digit growth for Nespresso hasn’t been enough to prevent the fall in operating profits
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OC&C Top 150 reveals fall in food and drink growth and profits
Profit margins have declined across the UK as the industry prepares for Brexit
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Analysis & Features
OC&C: How the UK’s Top 150 Food & Drink Suppliers are faring in the fog of Brexit
We analyse OC&C’s Top 150 Index of Food and Drink Suppliers in a special report
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Italian pear harvest slump drives up prices
Severe weather has affected the harvest in northern Italy
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Independent retailers voice fears over no-deal Brexit stock shortages
Our exclusive reportn found that more than one in 10 expected they would have to turn to supermarkets to try and fill the gaps on their shelves
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Food charities ‘dismayed’ at lack of no-deal support for vulnerable groups
Open letter from charities and trade associations slams government’s ‘troubling’ assumptions
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City snapshot: Diageo earnings on target but ‘not immune’ from global trade threat
Diageo has said it expects to post solid organic sales and profit growth, but has warned it is “not immune” from disruption associated with changes to global trade policies. Plus, Coca-Cola HBC buys Italian waters supplier, Tate & Lyle agrees pensions deal and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 19 Sept: Post-Brexit VAT, Chlorine-washed chicken, Brexit contingencies
Britain’s biggest supermarkets have called for a VAT cut to protect customers from price rises in the event of a No Deal Brexit.
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MPM sales continue to rise as owners keep spoiling pets
Sales at premium petfood manufacturer MPM Products have continued to rise as owners splurged on luxury meals for their cats and dogs
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Comment & Opinion
Government must stop passing the buck on food for vulnerable people in a no-deal Brexit
The UK Government must immediately make available hardship funds to ensure vulnerable people can get the food they need in the event of a no-deal Brexit
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Parfetts posts 10% jump in turnover as profits surge
The wholesaler’s like-for-like sales grew by 5%
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Innocent launches in Japan, with plans for China debut next year
A trio of the brand’s smoothies have landed in Tokyo in 3,000 7-Eleven stores as well as other retailers
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City snapshot: Science in Sport first half losses top £3m despite sales surge
Science in Sport has widened pre-tax losses from £2.6m to £3.1m in the half-year to the end of June on revenue that soared from £9.9m to £24.9m. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 18 September: Ocado/M&S, Grocery market share, Brexit stockpiling
Ocado has claimed it could start delivering M&S groceries earlier than next September when it switches from its long-term partnership with Waitrose.
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Great British Porridge Co rejects Dragons’ Den cash as post-show sales rocket
The Sussex-based all-natural porridge maker will now seek to grow through outside investment after turning down an offer on BBC One’s Dragons’ Den.
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Exponent buys specialist foods wholesaler East End Foods
Exponent confirmed that several members of the Wouhra family would continue with the £200m turnover business
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Hi-Line Wines blames collapse on increased supermarket competition
A winding up petition was presented in August by Kingsway Asset Finance, which claims to be a creditor of the company
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Ocado could sell M&S products ‘before September 2020’ says CFO
Ocado said it might be in the interests of suppliers to introduce M&S’s full range of 6,500 products gradually
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Asda shrugs off Brexit uncertainty as sales growth accelerates
Fresh food availability had improved as a result of changes to its supply chain and store processes